Vintage Crushed Velvet

[edicehouse]

I have not turned pens in quiet a while, and longer since I have been on IAP.

I started getting the itch, and currently have 10 in process. One of them I am using a Vintage Crushed Velvet. I can not remember when Parker used that type of material on their pens. I have googled, used search function on IAP, but have not been able to come up with the answer. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[jttheclockman]

https://www.penturners.org/threads/vintage-crushed-velvet-pen-blanks-for-sale.174824/

 

[Mortalis]

Parker Pen History do a search of the page for "velvet"

Crushed Velvet sold

 

[edicehouse]

Thanks for the info.

 

[duncsuss]

I believe Parker called it "marble" - if you search for Parker Duofold marble green (or blue, or burgundy) you'll get quite a few hits.

Mid to late 1980s from what I've seen. I love it.

 

[mrburls]

I was told it was used in England for counter tops.

 

[duncsuss]

I was told it was used in England for counter tops.

I don't remember seeing any countertops with rich colours like the Parker material. I think the 1980s was more of a Formica period for British kitchens

 

[Mortalis]

I believe Parker called it "marble" - if you search for Parker Duofold marble green (or blue, or burgundy) you'll get quite a few hits.

Mid to late 1980s from what I've seen. I love it.

 

[duncsuss]

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Parker STYLE Fountain Pen, Crushed Velvet.

Compared to ...

 

[Mortalis]

I included the article for @edicehouse as he asked for more information as he couldnt find anything. In the article I linked above I found these excerpts

*Four Colors can be found: Burgundy (a Burgundy-on-Blak similar to Duofold color of that era), Green (a more "crushed velvet" appearance compared to Burgundy), Gray (Gray-and-Black-with-Red-Veins) and solid Black.
*Four colors again commonly are found in this iteration of the Parkette, though two forms of Burgundy are found, one of which is well less prevalent. Black, Green, and Gray (gray/black with red veins) remain unchanged . Burgundy, however, loses the chunky red-on-black appearance of the Type 0 and 1 pens (and which is reminiscent of Parker's vaunted Duofold) and gains the crushed velvet or pearl look of the green pen- with no black in the background
*The Type 3B appears in the same four colors that characterized the Type 2 (stepped end) Parkette: Burgundy (crushed-velvet type), Green, Solid Black and Gray (Gray-Red-Black)

It may have something to do with what is in the background as opposed to what is the foreground of the blank. There are two more references to the "Crushed Velvet" style in the article but they reference a picture which I chose not to include. Rather interesting article if anyone would care to read it.